Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles
- Sabbath-Keeping: Preaching the Gospel to our Bodies. Abe Cho writes “When we keep the Sabbath, the day on which we produce nothing for God becomes the day on which we experience his love and delight most tangibly. It is the gospel preached not just with words to our minds. It is the gospel enacted in our entire body.”
- Called to Lead. My book Called to Lead: Living and Leading for Jesus in the Workplace is available in both a paperback and Kindle edition. Read a free sample (Introduction through Chapter 2).
- Staying Faithful When the Work Is Slow and Hard. Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra profiles Carey Moore, founder of My Cup of Tea.
- 10 Biblical Qualities Every Christian Leader Needs. Ron Edmondson writes “A Christian leader is someone whose authority comes from character first and skill second.”
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- Faith and Work Book Review ~ Strike the Flag: The Significance of Surrender in Leading and Serving Others by Kirk Billiter
- Quotes from the book Working for Better: A New Approach to Faith at Workby Elaine Howard Ecklund and Denise Daniels
Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles
In his excellent book Lead Like It Matters to God: Values-Driven Leadership in a Success-Driven World, a book I feel should be required reading for Christian leaders, former World Vision President Richard Stearns writes that he believes that God is far more concerned about how a leader leads than he is about the success that leader delivers. The book is about why he believes the values Christian leaders embrace are more important than the success they achieve. He tells us that while our culture rewards success, God’s bottom line is faithfulness.
